djangorestframework-api-key

import os # settings.py INSTALLED_APPS = [ # ... 'rest_framework', 'rest_framework_api_key', ] REST_FRAMEWORK = { 'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [ 'rest_framework_api_key.permissions.HasAPIKey' ] } # --- Example usage in a Django REST Framework view --- # In your_app/views.py from rest_framework.views import APIView from rest_framework.response import Response from rest_framework_api_key.permissions import HasAPIKey from rest_framework_api_key.models import APIKey class ProtectedView(APIView): permission_classes = [HasAPIKey] def get(self, request, format=None): # You can access the APIKey object associated with the request api_key = request.user # In this library, `request.user` is the APIKey instance return Response({ "message": f"Hello, API Key client! Key name: {api_key.name}" }) # To create an API key programmatically (e.g., in a management command or shell): # from rest_framework_api_key.models import APIKey # api_key_obj, key = APIKey.objects.create_key(name="My Service Key") # print(f"New API Key: {key}") # This is the ONLY time the full key is shown! # Ensure you store this 'key' value securely and provide it to your client. # Example of how a client would use this key: # Authorization: Api-Key <THE_GENERATED_KEY>